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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Peterborough is $38,801, which is higher than the state average of $33,821 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Peterborough median household income is $39,755, which has shrunk by 12.27% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.39% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Peterborough residents spend 23.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #11

Peterborough, NH	38,801 USD
New Hampshire	33,821 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peterborough, NH	31,131 USD
New Hampshire	35,009 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peterborough, NH	34,333 USD
New Hampshire	41,976 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Peterborough, NH	29,336 USD
New Hampshire	28,723 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #76

Peterborough, NH	39,755 USD
New Hampshire	65,986 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Peterborough, NH	72,993 USD
New Hampshire	84,480 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #58

Peterborough, NH		-12.27%
New Hampshire		33.39%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Peterborough, NH		New Hampshire		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	45.02%	$35,580, see rank	25.04%	$16,109	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.31%	$18,092, see rank	30.31%	$18,482	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.11%	$3,100, see rank	2.80%	$3,506	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.17%	$17,132, see rank	17.84%	$23,544	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Peterborough, NH	82,973 USD
New Hampshire	80,812 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Peterborough, NH	99,843 USD
New Hampshire	98,683 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Peterborough, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
White	$39,716, see rank	$66,212	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Peterborough, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
less than 25	$23,571, see rank	$34,016	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,221, see rank	$73,372	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,114, see rank	$79,429	$65,027
65 or over	$28,083, see rank	$41,786	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Peterborough, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,602, see rank	1,080,795	248,775,628
Male¹	1,119, 43.01%, see rank	48.99%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	772, 68.99%, see rank	73.47%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	772, 68.99%, see rank	73.23%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	760, 98.45%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 1.55%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	347, 31.01%, see rank	26.53%	30.72%
Female¹	1,483, 56.99%, see rank	51.01%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	763, 51.45%, see rank	64.16%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	763, 51.45%, see rank	64.14%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	762, 99.87%, see rank	94.28%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 0.13%, see rank	5.72%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	720, 48.55%, see rank	35.84%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Peterborough, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,522, 100%	676,708	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,047, 68.79%, see rank	81.28%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	276, 18.13%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	61, 4.01%, see rank	2.92%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.22%	1.79%
Worked at Home	138, 9.07%, see rank	5.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Peterborough, NH	23.6 minutes
New Hampshire	26.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Peterborough, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,522	693,329	143,435,233
Male¹	760, 49.93%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	300, 39.47%, see rank	36.02%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27, 3.55%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	187, 24.61%, see rank	17.83%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.63%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	171, 22.50%, see rank	9.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	62, 8.16%, see rank	15.93%	17.94%
Female¹	762, 50.07%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	389, 51.05%, see rank	43.41%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	67, 8.79%, see rank	18.50%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	238, 31.23%, see rank	31.65%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	68, 8.92%, see rank	5.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Peterborough, NH	New Hampshire	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,522, 100%	693,329	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	36, 2.37%, see rank	0.87%	1.96%
Construction	142, 9.33%, see rank	7.10%	6.17%
Manufacturing	263, 17.28%, see rank	12.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 1.12%, see rank	3.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	111, 7.29%, see rank	12.55%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.89%	4.93%
Information	47, 3.09%, see rank	2.11%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	77, 5.06%, see rank	6.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	186, 12.22%, see rank	10.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	512, 33.64%, see rank	24.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	74, 4.86%, see rank	8.51%	9.49%
Public Administration	14, 0.92%, see rank	3.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	43, 2.83%, see rank	4.26%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Peterborough, NH	%	New Hampshire	U.S.
Population in Poverty	184	6.35%, see rank	8.85%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	5.70%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.